Kate A. Micucci (pronounced /mɨˈkuːtʃi/) born March 31, 1980) is an American actress, comedian and singer-songwriter, best known as half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates.
Born in New Jersey, Micucci was raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state, where she first learned to play classical piano. She graduated in 1998 from Nazareth Area High School.[1] She then received an A.A. in Fine Arts from Keystone College in La Plume, Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Studio Art in 2003[2] from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. As of 2008, she resides in Los Angeles
Her TV credits include numerous television commercials, a recurring role as the babysitter on "Raising Hope", as well as Toni the barista on NBC's Four Kings, and guest roles on Malcolm in the Middle, 'Til Death, How I Met Your Mother, Cory in the House, Campus Ladies, and a recurring role on Scrubs. Her film credits include The Last Hurrah, Bart Got a Room and When in Rome.[4] She plays "Lily the IT girl" on Elevator Show produced by HBO's Runawaybox, which can be seen on YouTube.[5] In early 2009, she released a five-track EP entitled Songs.[6]
Micucci appeared in four episodes of Scrubs — "My Lawyer's In Love", "My Absence", "My Chief Concern", and "Our Histories" — as Stephanie Gooch, a ukulele player with whom Ted Buckland begins a relationship. She performs her song "Mr. Moon" as well as an adapted version of "Fuck You" (retitled "Screw You" for ABC), a song she typically performs with Riki Lindhome as part of the musical duo Garfunkel and Oates. She also appears in the episode "My Finale".
In 2009 she starred in the short Imaginary Larry, co-written and co-directed by Riki Lindhome, her partner in Garfunkel and Oates.
As of August 2009, Micucci can be seen on an advertising campaign for Hillshire Farms. In January 2010, she appeared in an advertising campaign for H & R Block.
Micucci performs "Playin' with Micucci" every third Monday at the Steve Allen Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California. The act is described as "Songs and Stories with Kate Micucci".[7]
She can also frequently be seen performing with Lindhome in "An Evening with Garfunkel and Oates" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles.[8]
She performed with William H. Macy on the ukulele to promote the DVD release of the film Bart Got a Room. The video has been circulated around the Internet on sites such as YouTube and The Huffington Post.[9]
In 2010, she appeared in the Kristen Bell film When in Rome and also in an episode in the 6th season of the TV show Weeds as a slightly sedated waitress. She also appeared as Shelley in the show Raising Hope and appeared in some episodes of the HBO show, Bored to Death.
